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Chapter - 9
Chapter - 9
1 The Bonded Labour System stands » Offences for contravention of provisions of the
abolished throughout the country with effect from Act are punishable with imprisonment for a
25.10.1975 with the enactment of Bonded Labour term, which may extend to three years and also
System (Abolition)Act, 1976. ltfreed unilaterally all with fines, which may extend to two thousand
the bonded labourers from bondage with rupees.
simultaneous liquidation of their debts. It made the
practice of bondage a cognizable offence » Powers of Judicial Magistrates are required to
punishable by law. be conferred on Executive Magistrates for trial
of offences under this Act. Offences under this
9.2 The Act is being implemented by the State Act could be tried summarily.
Governments concerned. Salient features of the
Act are given below: » Every offence under the Act is cognizable and
bailable.
» On commencement of this Act, the bonded
labour system stood abolished and every Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme for
bonded labourers stood freed and discharged Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour
free from any obligation to render bonded
9.3 With a view to supplementing the efforts of
labour.
the State Governments; a Centrally Sponsored
» Any custom, agreement or other instrument by Plan Scheme for rehabilitation of bonded labour
virtue of which a person was required to render was launched by this Ministry in May, 1978. Under
any service as bonded labour was rendered the Scheme, State Governments are provided
void. Central assistance on matching grants (50:50
basis) for the rehabilitation of bonded labour. The
» Liability to repay bonded debt was deemed to said Plan Scheme has been drastically modified in
have been extinguished. May 2000 to provide for 100% assistance for
conducting district wise surveys for identification of
» Property of the bonded labourer was freed from
bonded labour, awareness generation activities,
mortgage etc.
and evaluatory studies. The Rehabilitation grant
» Freed bonded labourer was not to be evicted has also been raised from Rs.1 0,000/-per identified
from homesteads or other residential premises bonded labour to Rs.20,000/-per identified bonded
which he was occupying as part of labour. Further, in the case of North-Eastern States,
consideration for the bonded labour. 100% rehabilitation grant is provided in case they
fail to provide their matching contribution. A sum of
» District Magistrates have been entrusted with Rs. 8404.22 Lakh has been released under the
certain duties and responsibilities for scheme to the State Governments upto 30.09.2015
implementing the provisions ofthisAct. for rehabilitations of 2,82,429 bonded labourers.
» Vigilance committees are required to be 9.4 Besides, the State Governments have also
constituted at district and sub-divisional levels. been advised to integrate/dovetail the Centrally
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